Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets ( Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech.August ...

27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun. The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch.

Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors ... to the inner solar system and possibly the building blocks of life. But what of the many ...

Space agencies in the United States and Europe have confirmed that an asteroid the size of a stadium was set to pass Earth on ...

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Shomie Ranjan Das, a pioneering Indian educationist and former headmaster of prestigious schools including Lawrence School, Mayo College, and Doon School, passed away at 89. Known for his innovative ...

p> Fast forward 4.5 billion years: when comets approach the Sun today ... showing their pebble building blocks experienced even more aggressive fragmentation. "While there are exceptions in ...

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The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch. When the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) near Nanjing, China photographed a ...